Tree path 12 levels King's Pawn Game › Sicilian Defense › Sicilian Defense › Modern Variations › Sicilian Defense › Sicilian Defense › Modern Variations, Main Line › Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation › Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation › Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation › Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation › Neo-Classical Defense
- Chess Codex
- King's Pawn Game B00
- Sicilian Defense B20
- Sicilian Defense B27
- Modern Variations B50
- Sicilian Defense B50
- Sicilian Defense B50
- Modern Variations, Main Line B54
- Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation B90
- Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation B94
- Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation B95
- Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation B96
- Neo-Classical Defense B96 you are here
Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Neo-Classical Defense
Overview
Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Neo-Classical Defense is a named branch in the Semi-Open Games group of chess theory, classified under ECO B96.
The Semi-Open Games group covers semi-open games — replies to 1.e4 where Black declines the symmetrical 1…e5 in favour of an asymmetric pawn structure.
It is reached after 14 plies of play, with the move sequence 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Nc6.
In the opening tree, this line branches off from Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, part of the broader King's Pawn Game system.
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- ECO code
- B96
- Group
- Semi-Open Games (B)
- Plies
- 14
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